Internet messaging program

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Internet messaging program

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Screenshot of IMP v3.0
Basic data

developer The Horde Project
Current  version H5 (6.2.20)
(August 1, 2017)
operating system Linux , Windows , macOS etc. v. m.
programming language PHP
category Webmail
License GPL ( Free Software )
German speaking Yes
horde.org/imp

The Internet Messaging Program (short: IMP ) is an open-source - Webmailer for the Horde Framework on PHP basis.

IMP was originally a stand-alone program. However, since many suggestions for improvement and expansion requests from the user base could no longer be thematically assigned to the area of ​​webmail, there was a separation into the Horde framework and the IMP module based on it. Since then, an operational installation of Horde has been necessary for the operation of IMP.

IMP can access other Horde modules via the Horde API . For example, IMP can use the Turba module as an address book or save notes from emails in Mnemo (Horde's virtual notebook).

In newer versions, IMP relies heavily on JavaScript and dynamic HTML . The traditional view is still available for older browsers in order to avoid potential difficulties caused by modern techniques.

features

In addition to the mandatory web-based access to IMAP , POP3 and SMTP servers, IMP offers the following functions:

  • IMAP Folder Subscription
  • The creation of IMAP directories can be restricted
  • The namespace of the IMAP server can via RFC 3501 are determined
  • Encryption with GPG / PGP and S / MIME
  • Thread view (for reading mailing lists )
  • Support for spam detection programs such as SpamAssassin
  • In conjunction with the Gollem module, e-mail attachments can be loaded directly from or into the user's web space
  • E-mail attachments can be downloaded as a ZIP file
  • A WYSIWYG editor is available for creating HTML e-mails
  • ispell or aspell can be integrated into the spell check
  • Virtual directories (all unread emails can be displayed in a virtual incoming directory. The same applies to emails that match a specified search criterion).

variants

Mobile IMP

MIMP is a stripped-down version of IMP for WAP- enabled cell phones and PDAs . The functions of MIMP include searching mailboxes and viewing, deleting, forwarding, replying to and composing e-mails.

A first version for production use was released on June 7, 2006.

In addition to MIMP for WAP telephones, IMP 5 now also has a view for AJAX-enabled smartphones based on jQuery Mobile.

DIMP

DIMP is a version of IMP with a fully dynamic user interface that is implemented via Ajax . DIMP is a separate product in Horde 3 that is based on IMP 4. From Horde 4, DIMP is firmly integrated in IMP 5.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See also the announcement .